The Times

The Times is a British daily newspaper based in London and one of the country's most established papers. Generally regarded as centre-right in editorial orientation, it provides coverage of national and international politics, economics, and culture for a broad readership. Published by News UK, it operates a subscription website alongside its print edition.

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The Times at a glance

Country: United Kingdom
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1785
Owner: News UK (News Corp)
Published from: London
Website: thetimes.co.uk ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Times

Crosswire groups The Times as Centrist for comparisons within the United Kingdom's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In the United Kingdom, The Guardian is listed as Left-leaning, while Daily Mail and The Sun are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open The Times beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where The Times sits in the United Kingdom's press

The Times was founded in 1785, is published from London and is owned by News UK (News Corp). It is one of 9 outlets tracked in the United Kingdom, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being The Guardian. By outlets tracked, the United Kingdom ranks fifth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Times outside the United Kingdom, starting with Northern Europe, are Dagens Nyheter (Sweden), Politiken (Denmark), Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) and Postimees (Estonia). Opening one of them beside The Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.